Greetings, June 17 is our monthly meeting @ 9AM. We will have a representative from Pierce County Planning give a presentation on their Centers and Corridors plan that will rezone properties in Frederickson and the surrounding communities to accommodate 60,000 new residents. Existing Cities must plan for an additional 140,000 people. We would expect them to…
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Triad Theater – Yelm events
THE TRIAD THEATER is located at 102 E Yelm Ave in Yelm. Doors open 30 minutes prior to Showtime and “Pay at the Door” except where noted. QUICK CLICKS: The Triad Website; Triad FACEBOOK Page; JUNE Calendar (revised 5/28) Our New Awning will arrive and be installed sometime in June!! Friday, June 2nd – Animal Communicator and Psychic Cherrie Spring…
June 3 Spring Fling
Come support your local crafters, June 3rd. Have some *FREE ICE CREAM* and BEST Pancake Breakfast, only $3.50! Breakfast is served from 8-11am. The events will be held at the historic Lacamas Community Center, 32113 8th Ave S, Roy.
Next Lake Kapowsin Cleanup July 15
Hello All: We had a great work party last Saturday (5/20/17) at Lake Kapowsin boat launch with a total of 19 volunteers. Thanks to all that helped!! Fish and Wildlife access managers Derek Hacker and John Evans also came and worked on the parking area green spaces to increase visibility for security. We cleared about 740…
The Post needs a small 4 door car
Do you have a little 4 door car that runs well but isn’t much of value as a trade in? Would you like to donate it to the Pierce Prairie Post and take a charitable deduction on your taxes instead? The PPP is in need of a small sedan that gets reasonable gas mileage for…
2018 Pierce County Historic Preservation Grant Program
From Pierce County, WA The Pierce County Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission is pleased to announce the 2018 Preservation Grant program, which assists in funding preservation efforts in Pierce County. Grant requests can be made for historic preservation or history-related project proposals. Eligible projects can include stabilization, restoration, or rehabilitation of Certified Local Government (CLG)…
Community leaders stress quality of life to County Executive
On May 26, 4 community leaders from Midland, Frederickson, Waller and Spanaway met with County Executive Bruce Dammeier and Dennis Hanberg, Director of Planning and Land Services (PALS) and Public Works. The message was simple, our quality of life matters, we need roads and other infrastructure if you build out the Centers and Corridors project,…
Memorial Day events
Here are several events for the Memorial Day weekend that are outside city limits in the mid-county. Enjoy the long weekend everyone! Sunday, May 28 •Fir Lane Memorial Park Memorial Day Observance, 12:30 p.m., 924 176th St E, Spanaway, WA 98387 •Yelm Cemetery Memorial Day Observance, 1 p.m., 11540 Cemetary Rd SE, Yelm, WA 98597…
Memorial Day Service at Bethany Cemetery May 29
Each year at the small cemetery near Muck Creek on the Mountain Highway, Bethany Lutheran Church holds a wonderful celebration of Memorial Day. The event is complete with a Flag and Firing Detail from JBLM and keynote speaker, Chaplain Art Sortland (Capt, USN, Ret) to honor the day. This well attended event is located in a lovely…
Gnu City? One is on it’s way…
By Marianne Lincoln Pierce County needs jobs. It has lost many of its major employers over the past 20 years. Nalleys, Hygrade, ASARCO, Kaiser to name a few. For better or for worse, they are gone. Today the Washington State Employment Security Department released the county unemployment data for the state as of April 2017….
Pierce County to transition to integrated physical and behavioral healthcare
PIERCE COUNTY — No later than January 1, 2020, Pierce County residents in the Medicaid system will receive both physical and behavioral care through a state mandated initiative called Integration 2020. Through this whole-person approach, physical and behavioral healthcare will be delivered via one system through an integrated network of providers, offering better coordinated care…
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